Blast Works Build Trade Destroy

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Item Description

Shoot down an enemy fighter in Blast Works and its wreckage doesn't just vanish. Catch the falling pieces and they stick to your ship, adding their guns to your firepower and their bulk to your armor, until your tiny craft has become a sprawling, bristling junk-heap of a warship. Every piece soaks up hits before your core takes damage, so your growing collection is your shield as well as your arsenal, and watching it get chipped away is half the tension.

That sticky hook comes from Tumiki Fighters, a Japanese freeware PC shooter by the independent developer Kenta Cho, and Budcat Creations expanded it into a full Wii release for Majesco Entertainment in 2008. The blocky, toy-like look, built from simple geometric shapes and bright colors, gives it a clean, abstract style quite unlike any other shooter on the console, and a second player can join in for co-op. Beyond the main campaign, the game also includes unlockable bonus games drawn from Kenta Cho's other freeware shooters, a treat for anyone who knows his work.

The real depth is the editor. The Build, Trade, Destroy subtitle was literal: you can design your own ships, enemies, bosses and entire stages, then play through them yourself. At launch, creations could be traded with friends and shared through the BlastWorksDepot community site, which has since gone offline, but the tools on the disc still let you build and play your own shooter from the ground up.

Blast Works didn't sell like the Wii's first-party hits, but it earned a cult following among shoot-'em-up players and indie fans who appreciated a console publisher taking a chance on a freeware gem. It is a standout among the Wii's more creative releases, and the rare shooter that invites you to make the game as much as play it.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
2008
Publisher
Majesco Entertainment
Developer
Budcat Creations
Genre
Shooter
Players
Single player, Split screen
About the game

Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy challenges shooter fans to a frenetic geometric battle exclusively for Nintendo Wii. As you destroy enemies, you’ll catch their parts and use them to make your own ship bigger and stronger. Then, unleash your creativity with the easy-to-use Blast Works editor where you can create your own ships, enemies and levels. Finally, trade these creations directly with friends or share with the entire Blast Works community at BlastWorksDepot.com. With bright, abstract graphics and fast-paced, dynamic action, this “sticky” shooter based on Kento Cho’s Tumiki Fighters online game will suck you in for the long haul.

Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.

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